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A backseat passenger in an SUV was shot by someone in a black sedan in the East Patchogue/North Bellport area on Tuesday night — and then driven to a hospital by a Good Samaritan, Suffolk police said.

The projects are expected to treat 353,000 gallons of stormwater annually, install 43,000-square-feet of green infrastructure and remove 97,700 pounds of marine debris from the Sound, EPA officials said.

Only one driver was seriously injured in a four-vehicle smashup on the westbound Long Island Expressway on Tuesday afternoon in Holtsville, police said.

"I think more counties and more areas of New York should follow suit in what the city is doing right now," said an associate professor of health policy at Molloy College in Rockville Centre.

Suffolk police on Monday arrested and charged a Bayport man — already accused by federal prosecutors of making threats to LGBTQ organizations — after he allegedly stole pride flags along Railroad Avenue in Sayville in July. 

Wednesday's weather, which was looking to be snowy, is now predicted to be just plain nasty — somewhere between rain and snow throughout the day with a deep chill at night.

Derogatory emails sent by Jim Malatras about an ex-colleague who later accused then-Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of sexual harassment has some demanding he resign or be fired. But he has the support of SUNY's board.

The Suffolk County Water Authority would use the money for infrastructure projects in 11 Long Island communities, including intermunicipal grants for water mains in Southold and the Brookhaven section of Manorville.

The Suffolk County Legislature voted 17-0 to approve an intermunicipal agreement with Islip to build the 3.1 million-square-foot Midway Crossing complex, which would connect the new terminal to the Ronkonkoma Long Island Rail Road station. 

"We are here to encourage people to advocate for adequate community housing to serve everyone in the community," said Michael Daly, founder of East End YIMBY (Yes! In My Backyard).

Its charming Main Street, whaling center and hiking trail and waterfront park draw families buying homes in the $1 million to $2 million range, with some reaching $12 million.

Hochul asked that residents and the Brookhaven Town Board have a say in discussions and approval of a waste transfer station that would process up to 2,000 tons a day of construction and demolition debris.

Joel Rodriguez, 17, died after the car he was riding in flipped over on Pine Aire Drive in Bay Shore, while the driver survived, police said

The man sent dozens of hate-filled letters to LGBTQ organizations and leaders, threatening bombings and a mass shooting that would make the 2016 Orlando Pulse Nightclub attack "look like a cakewalk" in comparison, prosecutors said.

Anywhere from a coating to a couple of inches should fall from the system arriving Wednesday, forecasters said, but the highest amounts are predicted for eastern Long Island, the National Weather Service said.

The weather vane stood atop the station as a memorial to the late soldier who made it for more than 30 years, before being removed due to damage. Monday, it was replaced and the veteran honored.

New York State now has 12 confirmed cases, including three in Suffolk County, of the COVID-19 variant, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.

Breeze Airways, a low-cost carrier launched by JetBlue founder David Neeleman, will be the fourth airline to operate out of the Islip Town-owned airport, joining Southwest, American and Frontier.

The East End Food Market, whose vendors sell items including baked goods, oysters, milk, fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs, among others, opened Friday in Riverhead.

On a 45-degree day in late November, Najib Ullah walked several miles to the Flowerfield industrial complex, which sits south of the eponymous wedding venue off Mills Pond Road in St. James. Past the catering hall and its picturesque grounds, a parking lot serves as the entryway to the complex. Around the bend from Seiskaya Ballet and steps from CrossFit, a warehouselike space is home to the Brookhaven Bike Co-op — a community organization that collects and repairs used bicycles before offering them to anyone who wants one, no questions asked.